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		<title>Stamp Duty Holiday Ending</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Currently, first time buyers are exempt from paying Stamp Duty on house purchases up to £250,000, but from March 25th, all home buyers will face a one per cent tax on house purchases between £125,000 and £250,000, and a three per cent tax on purchases over £250,000. But the exemption is coming to an end, [...]
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<li><a href='http://www.shentons.co.uk/press_releases/when-is-a-holiday-not-a-holiday/' rel='bookmark' title='When is a Holiday not a Holiday?'>When is a Holiday not a Holiday?</a> <small>When it’s for a Royal wedding. As we all know, the Cabinet has agreed that the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday 29th April 2011 will be marked...</small></li>
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		<title>Rugby team on the up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congatulations to Winchester Rugby Club&#8217;s Under 15 squad (sponsored by Shentons). We hear that they are currently top of their league &#8211; well done lads! The team are pictured with Shaun Underhill, a Partner at Shentons and keen rugby fan. No related News.
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		<title>Homeowner Protection against Squatters to be extended</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under proposals outlined in a consultation paper, the Government is proposing to make squatting in residential properties a criminal offence. The offence would be committed where a person: • Was in the building as a trespasser having entered as such; • Knew or ought to have known that he or she was a trespasser; and [...]
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<li><a href='http://www.shentons.co.uk/press_releases/payment-protection-insurance-complaints-soar/' rel='bookmark' title='Payment Protection Insurance Complaints Soar'>Payment Protection Insurance Complaints Soar</a> <small>Complaints about the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) accounted for more than half of all new cases referred to the Financial Ombudsman service in the second half of 2010....</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shentons.co.uk/press_releases/payment-protection-insurance-saga-continues/' rel='bookmark' title='Payment Protection Insurance Saga Continues'>Payment Protection Insurance Saga Continues</a> <small>The High Court last week dismissed attempts by Britain’s banks to overturn new rules on the sale of Payment Protection Insurance. But what is PPI? PPI is designed to cover...</small></li>
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		<title>Delays to changes to &#8216;no win no fee&#8217; arrangements</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shaun Underhill, head of civil litigation at Shentons, welcomes the Government&#8217;s decision to delay civil litigation reforms as announced by the House of Lords earlier this week and echoes the Law Society’s comments below: “The delay will give a welcome breathing space for the Ministry of Justice to now properly consider the damaging effect these [...]
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		<title>Travel insurance firms blasted for using medical “get-out” clauses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Travel insurers have been blasted by consumer watchdogs after record numbers of complaints by Britons who felt cheated by medical &#8216;get-out&#8217; clauses. In a report, Which? has accused insurers of changing terms after the policies are sold, often leaving British travellers without any cover. Says Shaun Underhill a Partner at Winchester based solicitors Shentons &#8220;Traditionally January is [...]
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<li><a href='http://www.shentons.co.uk/press_releases/stop-insurance-companies-selling-personal-injury-lists/' rel='bookmark' title='Stop insurance companies selling personal injury lists'>Stop insurance companies selling personal injury lists</a> <small>A local law firm today set out its support for former Justice Secretary Jack Straw&#8217;s report into fees for lists of accident claims paid to insurance companies, where he called...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shentons.co.uk/press_releases/claiming-for-riot-damage/' rel='bookmark' title='Claiming for Riot Damage'>Claiming for Riot Damage</a> <small>If your property has been damaged in the recent riots, you may well find that your insurance policy will not cover your losses. Most policies exclude damage resulting from &#8216;riot&#8217;,...</small></li>
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		<title>DIY Divorce: How to Turn a Drama into a Crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is a time of maximum stress in relationships, and all too often, unfortunately, leads to the beginning of the process of separation and divorce. In fact the first week in January is recognised by many law firms as their most busy period in the whole year for clients enquiring about divorce, or so says [...]
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		<title>Long-Term Gym Membership Contracts Unfair</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the excesses of the Festive Period, the New Year is traditionally a time when people take their waistline in hand by, amongst other things, joining a gym. But consumers need to watch out for unfair terms in the gym contract, or so says Shaun Underhill a Partner at Winchester based solicitors Shentons &#8221; In [...]
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<li><a href='http://www.shentons.co.uk/press_releases/local-law-firm-backs-consumer-panel-call-for-will-writing-to-be-regulated/' rel='bookmark' title='Local Law firm backs Consumer Panel call for will writing to be regulated'>Local Law firm backs Consumer Panel call for will writing to be regulated</a> <small>The Legal Services Board’s [LSB] Consumer Panel has thrown its weight behind the Law Society’s campaign to ensure that all will-writers should be fully regulated. Shaun Underhill a Partner in...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shentons.co.uk/press_releases/credit-card-agreement-enforceable/' rel='bookmark' title='Credit Card Agreement Enforceable'>Credit Card Agreement Enforceable</a> <small>In a recent case, the Court of Appeal decided a debtor, Patrick Brophy, must pay his credit card bill, following the failure of his bid to overturn a High Court...</small></li>
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		<title>Welcome to Laura</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shentons would like to welcome Laura Cornish, who  joined us as Secretary in the Civil Litigation Department in the New Year. Laura has settled in well and we wish her every success during her career with the firm. No related News.
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		<title>The Pitfalls Of Using Unregulated Will Writers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Law Society has just issued a press release warning of the pitfalls of using unregulated will writers.  The full text is as follows: Consumers risk losing everything if they allow unqualified and unregulated will writers to have full control of their estate&#8217;s assets. The Law Society has highlighted the potential risks during the estate administration [...]
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		<title>Congratulations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shentons would like to congratulate Kate Mottershead, our Practice Manager, who recently passed the ILFM (Institute of Legal Finance &#38; Management) Diploma with Distinction, one of only a handful of people in the country to do so. Well done Kate, it’s reassuring to know that the management of the Firm is in such capable hands! [...]
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